Electric Use

It's strange, this electric bill I'm looking at. I have installed power strips so I can reduce phantom loads, removed a energy-sucking beer fridge, and have not used the A/C in months. Yet somehow, I used more electricity than I did for the same period last year. I have no idea what I was doing last year that used so little electricity. It's not all bad, as I did use less electricity than I did last month, but I was hoping to reduce my electric use by 10% over last year. I just have to try harder.

I discovered another hurdle in my new vegetarian ways. Although I am by no means a vegan (yet), I was determined that no animal would die for me to eat. I was doing well, but I was experiencing pain in my elbow joints. I decided to take glucosamine to help my joints recover... even though it is made from the exo-skeletons of shellfish. I took it for three days while I searched local drugstores for vegan glucosamine. I know they make it, but I have been unable to find any locally. I asked a pharmacist, and was told to try a specialty vitamin store or buy them on-line. Am I really the only person in Tucson that doesn't want to take a glucosamine pill derived from shellfish?